Tag Archives: Yao Ming
2009 NBA Draft Winners and Losers
Plenty of teams improved themselves in one way or another. Some chose financial freedom; unloading costly players for cap room, or shipping unwanted picks or talent for some extra cash. And while several teams made an impact with some solid selections in the draft, there were also quite a few trades that went down on [...]
Lakers strengthen repeat hopes by signing veteran forward Artest
You don’t stay on top without making the right moves, and after seeing the Cleveland Cavaliers, Orlando Magic, and San Antonio Spurs make big trades last week, the Los Angeles Lakers have made a big splash early on in free agency by nabbing one of the top names on the board. Former Houston Rockets forward [...]
Does Yao’s injury mean time to hit panic button in Houston?
Just when the Rockets push the eventual champion L.A. Lakers to a seventh game, Ming breaks his foot. Again. And then after Houston was ousted, the Rockets front office immediately tried rectifying the damage done by Ming’s injury. Despite finding a gem in Aaron Brooks throughout the playoffs, they attempted to package him with Shane [...]
